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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Chernobyl at 40 years: Looking back at Nuclear News
Sunday, April 26, at 1:23 a.m. local time will mark 40 years since the most severe nuclear accident in history: the meltdown of Unit 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union.
In the ensuing four decades, countless books, documentaries, articles, and conference sessions have examined Chernobyl’s history and impact from various angles. There is a similar abundance of outlooks in the archives of Nuclear News, where hundreds of scientists, advocates, critics, and politicians have shared their thoughts on Chernobyl over the years. Today, we will take a look at some highlights from the pages of NN to see how the story of Chernobyl evolved over the decades.
Educational Session|Panel|Sponsored by Innovation
Monday, August 5, 2024|1:30–3:00PM EDT|Banyan 1
Innovation today comes from many sources and takes a variety of forms. We’ve comprised an expert panel who will provide innovation insight from their organization’s perspective. These include participants from commercial nuclear sites, non-nuclear organizations, and strategic vendors. Topics include Innovation over the long term – Insights from customer perspective in reinventing itself for sustainability, developing a Roadmap for Effective Modernization from commercial nuclear utility CNO perspective, transformational insights from a non-nuclear perspective, innovative lessons learned in the process of re-starting a commercial plant, and the benefits as well as lessons learned from the implementation of digital twins. The panel members will provide introductory insights into each of their innovation strategies as well the expectations for their organization and then provide a forum for open questions and answers.
Uuganbayar Otgonbaatar
Exelon
Clayton Bonnot
License Renewal and Plant Innovation Lead, South Texas Project, Cost Savings Strategies Through Innovation South Texas Project
Asgeir Droivoldsmo
Principal Scientist, Halden Research Laboratory, Norway, Cost Savings by the Norway North Sea Oil and Gas Corporations
Patrick O'Brien
Holtec
Greg Brock
Dassault Systems
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